Willa & I went up to Marinello’s and had hair washed. I also had facial massage. Poured like mad all Saturday night. Did not go out. Go home from New York on 5:42.
Author: Kathleen
Diary of Llewellyn: April 27, 1923
MEW Dinner & Entertainment. About 70 people there. I Played for Carl & Geo to sing. Had a 3 man Minstrel (Ernest, Ray, V.D., Roswell). Ma in charge of supper. Had Willa S. out for it. Geo spilled peas down Mrs. Tice’s neck. Otillie & La Moss hung around. Ernest took them home in flivver (?), but came right back. We played & sang while waiting for women to finish in the kitchen. Ernest, Geo, Ruth, Willa, Irene & myself. Carl took Moeser’s & Dishinsher home. Ernest came home with us. Geo took car & went up after ice cream. Ernest stayed & talked until 1:20. I stood talking to him at door.
Next Entry: April 28, 1923
Parkin Progress
Sometimes I get so engrossed in my current “treasure trove” that I forget small progress is still progress. Sometimes a record that just confirms what you already know is just as great as one filled with new insight. Then sometimes you end up in the middle of those two.
In the case of William R Parkin’s death certificate, that’s what I ended up with. I found a little bit of new information and a little bit of verification. Nothing too spectacular though. The only bad part about this record is it almost got lost in the shuffle because it happened to arrive in the same envelope as the George Yohn/Josephine Doremus marriage record.
Verified Information:
- William’s middle name is definitely Richard. I was already almost positive of that since his widow is listed in the city directory as “Richard’s widow” after his death.
New Information:
- Stone Cutter being his Primary Disease. I’m sure it’s his occupation which contributed to his death. In 1880 he was listed as working in a Sand Paper factory.
- Burial at Rosedale Cemetery. I had no idea where any of the Parkins or Redfords are buried, so this gives me a place to start!
Diary of Llewellyn: April 26, 1923
Beautiful Day. Choir rehearsal at church. MEW downstairs fixing up for supper. Ernest came up about 10:15. Choir rehearsal over about 10:25. Started out of church & Ernest said if you want to ride I’ll take you home. Had his father’s new flivver? Took Mr. Mason hom and then Miss Stanley. Ernest then took me home. Asked him to com in but he said no. Sat out front in machine until 12 o’clock.
Next Entry: April 27, 1923
Mystery Monday: Those Darn Loves
This morning, just as I was about to get started on my daunting tasks with the Mays line of my family tree, a tweet came through. It was like a beacon of light in a sea of darkness, it was a scrap of toast and I was hungry… Okay enough with the dramatization, what it really was, was an excuse to procrastinate. I love procrastinating. The Halifax Public Libraries out of Canada posted a link to Scotland post office directories. They posted a link to this exact address to be precise. That link will take you to the National Library of Scotland website, just so you know.
Diary of Llewellyn: April 25, 1923
Mrs. Mitchell & Miss Ferner served the supper. Mildred, Ruth & myself were waitresses. First Wed. night Mr Armstrong was with us. Roswell, Ernest, Carl went over to Carl’s for dress rehearsal. I stayed for Prayer Meeting & then went home & knitted. Finished sweater. Went to bed about 11:30.
Next Entry: April 26, 1923
Diary of Llewellyn: April 24, 1923
Men’s Club of Caldwell had show at Theater. Ma, Pa & Geo went. Geo had extra ticket and wanted me to go with him but I was too tired. Knitted & went to bed about 11 o’clock.
Next Entry: April 25, 1923
Diary of Llewellyn: April 23, 1923
Carl, Roswell, Geo & I practiced for M.E.W Entertainment at our house. Lovely Day. Knitted on blue & silver sweater until 11 o’clock, almost finished.
Next Entry: April 24, 1923
Diary of Llewellyn: April 22, 1923
Lovely Day. Stiff breeze blowing. We went to Suffern about 1:30. Got Aunt Aggie & Marguerite & cousin from West & took ride to Pine Island. Left Suffern to come home at 10:45. Showered in the evening a little.
Next Entry: April 23, 1923
Revisiting an Old Entry, Menzies Style
I’m revisiting an old entry today. That entry is the one from September titled, Menzies News. In that entry I examined a census record that I thought might be William Menzies in 1861. This is important to me because only a few of the Menzies siblings stayed behind in England. William strikes a cord with me because in a letter to his sister he wrote, “I am quite sure I will never stay in England all my life as I am quite tired of it.” I can’t help but wonder if he ever made it.
In the entry, I also mention that I found a marriage record for William Menzies and Ellen Patterson. The only problem was I couldn’t be sure that was my William. The index on familysearch.org only had the name of the groom’s father listed. With such common names like John and William, and no other clues, I couldn’t be sure if this was in fact my William Menzies.
That all changed yesterday. You see on April 19th, Ancestry.com added a huge number of Liverpool, Lancashire, England Church Records. This includes baptisms, christenings, marriages, and burials. I was fortunate enough to find the marriage record that I questioned so many months ago.
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